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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall
A-
ValueB
NeedB-
TradesA+
FutureA+
Jackson should have been long gone. The Steelers pounced, and earned a A-. Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jha'Quan Jackson got past him. The Steelers do not have to explain a thing at pick 238. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.
Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The Justin Fields pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.
On the needs board they went 3 of 9, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.
The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.
Pick Analysis
Pick42
Rnd2
Jordan Morgan
Nothing to complain about; Jordan Morgan went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick84
Rnd3
DJ James
By-the-book stuff, DJ James at pick No. 84 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120
Rnd4
Mekhi Wingo
Fair-plus on Mekhi Wingo, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick197
Rnd6
Drake Nugent
They took Drake Nugent at par in pick 197, which is nothing to complain about. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick238
Rnd7
Jha'Quan Jackson
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 238th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.









